Discipline and Punish

to the existential assertion of the free individual, Foucault shows that man is made as a subject. In Discipline and Punish, Foucault showed that there was a shift from a public spectacle form of physical torture to a concealed form of enclosure known as the prison. However, he showed in his work, that there are techniques of which the individual is made a subject. According to him, “Discipline ‘makes’ individuals; it is the specific technique of…

monarchy who used fear, torture, and public executions to keep citizens submissive. Accompanying the transition of the logics of punishment under the ancient regime to those introduced by the reformers is the new form of control through the use of discipline and punishment to produce productive members of society and to rehabilitate those who do not conform to societal expectations. In contrast to the methods introduced by the reformers, the carceral system now uses the prison, modeled by the…

negative society, Atticus tries his best to instil morals and a sense of justice into his children. He does so by being not only a caring father to the children, but an excellent role model as well. In addition, Atticus does not punish his children, rather he disciplines them so that they learn from their mistakes. Lastly, he teaches and talks to his children maturely and clearly like he would with any other adult.…

advantages and disadvantages that came with these changes and how Foucault’s vision of punishment varied from Bentham’s view. Foucault’s Discipline and Punish asserts that it is “more efficient and profitable to place people under surveillance than to subject them to some exemplary penalty” (Sarup, 6). When examining punishment…

society up to the present. Foucault’s work on discipline and punishment uses history in order to look at the modern penal system. He begins by analysing punishment and changing power relations before the 18th century. During this time execution and corporal punishment were key. It was directed to the prisoner’s body and an audience was essential, especially during execution. This form of punishment was used to establish authority and to create discipline. Foucault uses history in the form of…

in this respect is to ensure that children are not trained exclusively under the influence of a single milieu, or, still worse, by a single and unique person” (Durkheim, 1961, pg.144). There are a few reasons this idea of having one teacher could have; first, the child would not be well socialized with different adults and people in general, and second, the child would start to develop mannerisms that the teacher has and would be a similar copy to that individual. Therefore, the child would have…

Whether to use physical punishment to discipline your child or not is a personal choice determined many a times by your social and cultural backgrounds. You may not get arrested or sent to jail because you beat your child to stop him from misbehaving. Of course you love him and he loves you too. A tight hug or a sweet kiss will make him forget that you beat him a few minutes ago. Having said that, when it comes to disciplining, physical punishment may not be a good idea. Experts suggest that…

advocates and social scientists consider corporal punishment to be counterproductive, harmful to children, and morally wrong (Barnett, 2011). Corporal punishment is defined as, “the use of physical force causing pain, but not wounds, as a means of discipline.”2 Forms of corporal punishment include the use of spanking, slapping, and paddling in which we do not consider to be abuse of the child (UNICEF, 1999). According to experts, there is very little doubt that the use of spanking contributes to…

raise their children with great care and love. Other times, people would believe children were unruly by nature, and in order to tame them they must be under constant watch and endure strict discipline. In between these to extremes, lies the majority, however. This group of people believed a mixture of discipline and love would raise children most efficiently and effectively. To begin with, people like Christoph Scheurl (Doc 1) thought children were a great blessing and gift. His opinion,…

an invisible mad. I hear about him, and I know the things he and his sons do, but I never see him...the Blaylocks are bigger than the law” (263). Even though the town’s sheriff knows of the Blaylocks and what they do, not much is done to stop and punish them. It shows that people can often get away with mischievous behavior without appropriate punishment. Also, these examples show that this idea that people are not always punished for their bad deeds is for all ages and seriousness levels of the…